Crossword By Christos Georgiades, MD, PhD, FSIR
Across 1. To treat a BCLC B HCC patient with the standard of care
14. The most common primary liver malignancy in the world
16. One of the ways the new generation laughs, in text (acronym)
17. Affirmative’s antonym 18. Device that interrupts the X-ray tube circuit when a certain level of exposure is reached, also called a photo-timer (abbrev.)
19. Resin or glass microspheres deliver this type of treatment to HCC (abbrev.)
21. The only conserved ingredient in conventional chemoembolization cocktails
24. When repeated, something that fills diapers
26. The most commonly used chemotherapeutic agent in TACE (abbrev.)
27. A lumberjack’s tool that can double as a weapon
28. Type of dance move popularized by the video game Fortnite, or teeth cleaning action
29. Vascular sequela of cirrhosis (sing.) 31. “Go directly to jail. Do not pass __. Do not collect $200.”; a monopoly directive
32. Logarithmic scale of acidity 34. The only possible anagram of ae 35. An organization of professionals aimed to protect and promote their craft
37. Gray in color, or covered with fire residue 40. Type of radiation emitted by Y-90 as it decays
42. Intra-arterial drug delivery method that partially supplanted conventional TACE (acronym)
44. Another term for an “active” lesion on a PET image
45. To give off, as what Y-90 does with electrons
46. Frequently 48. What one engages in, when promoting a cause (acronym)
49. A disease resulting in platelet clumping and thrombocytopenia (acronym)
50. Thief, homonym of a Pittsburgh football fan.
53. Interatomic unit of length (abbrev.) 55. Patient position for a horizontal X-ray, with the left side down (acronym)
57. The time it takes for an element’s natural radioactivity to be reduced by 50%
59. Chewed and swallowed 60. Kilo, Alpha 61. Keeps both animals and humans warm, but cannot be shared between them
62. Manuscript accompanying works of art, attesting to their legitimacy (acronym)
64. Anagram of CEY 65. “___ kerma”; measure of all charged particles generated per unit source mass
66. Word denoting one of two equal parts 67. A uniquely characterized historical period 68. The most famous wine producing region in the U.S.
77. The smallest U.S. state (acronym) 72. “You are the yin to my __” 73. “Time, shielding and __”; basic tenets of radiation protection
38 IRQ | FALL 2021
Down 1. Second most common primary hepatic malignancy (abbrev.)
2. Shape that some embolization coils have 3. Division of cardiology that concerns itself with current and voltage (acronym)
4. Fluid supply contraption that branches into many outlets
5. Lawrence of Arabia was his most celebrated role, Peter __
6. “Chief __ __”; head of an organization (acronym)
7. The host of an event (acronym) 8. Syndrome characterized by multiple flexion contractures
9. Excited utterance of a Barcelona FC fan 10. A legal entity that minimizes risk to the company’s owners (acronym)
11. Type of device that prevents unwanted pregnancy (acronym)
12. Vowelless zeal 13. Human organ analogous to a piezoelectric crystal
15. The nuclear type of this is termed gamma
20. Same clue as in 26 across 22. Reversed pea container 23. Federal organization that sets and enforces work safety standards, including those related to radiation protection (abbrev.)
24. Increasing this increases the penetrability of the radiation beam (abbrev.)
25. They don’t know your name, only that you drink too much
30. Anagram of mere 31. System concerned with digestion (abbrev.)
33. HBO competitor (abbrev.) 36. “Penetration __” The distance over which radiation losses 37% of its intensity
38. “__. life”, the length of time for which a drug is usable
39. Unstable element used in SIRT 40. Band with the albums “Elephunk” and “Monkey Business” (abbrev.)
41. When repeated, a four-legged military transporter in “Star Wars”
43. Precedes “and entering” to complete the crime
47. A thin strip of metal placed in the radiation beam that eliminates “soft” X-rays and reduces unnecessary exposure
51. Overarching principle of radiation protection (acronym)
52. Tiny toy maker 54. Absorption of 1 Joule of radiation energy per Kg of matter
55. “Half value __” The thickness of a material that absorbs 50% of the number of passing X-rays
56. Natural process in unstable elements that generates radioactivity
58. Poet who wrote “…I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep”
62. European organization for nuclear research
63. Pertaining to the ear 69. Acronym for those who “serve and protect”
70. Scientific field which promises to augment its natural counterpart (acronym)
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